In addition to searching with your browser, you can also search directly from any software application. For example, if you are in your customer management software, accounts receivable and payable, human resource, Microsoft Office, or email, just highlight a word or phrase, and press a function key to perform a SearchExpress search and display the scanned documents, Word, email and other documents containing the search phrase.

You can use a Web-services call to search and display images from your software application. For example, you could have an on-screen "Display Image" button in your software and the user could click the button to display the scanned document related to the on-screen information for that particular customer.

The search wizard can automatically create these web-service statements. For example, the wizard could create a web service you call from your A/P application to approve documents in a workflow and export data into your A/P system.

Data-entry pick lists can be read from SQL or ODBC databases. For example, pick-list entries for vendor names could be read from your ERP software or any Microsoft SQL, Oracle or other ODBC compliant database.

These pick lists can be used in Scanning, Fielded Data Entry, Advanced Search, Remote Data Entry and Internet Scanning.

When assigning index fields to scanned documents, you can speed data entry by looking up information from SQL or ODBC-compliant databases.

For example, you can enter a Customer Number and use the Lookup button to fill in the customer name and address. This saves you the time that would be needed to type in the customer name and address, and assures the accuracy of same.

The Lookup function can read any SQL or ODBC-compliant database.

Also, you do not need to use the Lookup button or even look at the scanned document. For example, if you scan a sales invoice, SearchExpress can use the OCR'ed or barcoded invoice number to automatically read the customer name, invoice date, and other invoice data from your sales-invoicing application or any SQL or ODBC-compliant database, without the need to click the Lookup button.

For scanned documents, SearchExpress can also write index fields to ERP and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems or any SQL or ODBC-compliant databases, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL, Postgres, Sybase, MySQL, Access, Excel, and IBM DB2.

You can use this in a mashup. For example, when scanning you could choose an order number from a pick-list of open orders SearchExpress reads from your CRM system, and then SearchExpress can write the order number to your ERP system.

Also, when scanning A/P or sales invoices, SearchExpress can write the invoice number to your ERP system, so you will know that you have a scanned image for each and every invoice in your ERP system.

For the SQL version of SearchExpress, you can access SearchExpress data via a SQL View.

You can export data from SearchExpress in CSV or XML format.

For more information on SearchExpress Document Management software, please call us at (205) 985-7686 or click here for more information. Our email address is SxSales@searchexpress.com.